There are some wonderful vessels that used to grace our shores in this selection.
Some of the included are P S Waverley, P S Duchess of Fife, P S Lorna Doone, P S Whippingham and P S Ryde.
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17. Steamboats memories
1930. A steamer collects passengers for a leisurely cross-Solent trip which cost 1s 6d (7.5p) from the old Clarence Pier, Southsea seen here about 1930. Picture: John Saddan/Courtesy of Portsmouth Grammar School. Photo: The News archive
18. Steamboats memories
P S Portsdown the former Southern Railway paddle steamer in 1928. She assisted with the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 and was sadly sunk by a naval mine a year later. Photo: The News archive